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SERVICE BOOKLET
Easter VI
17th May 2020
1
A message from the Dean
Happy Easter! On behalf of the chapter and parish I welcome you to Saint Mary’s Cathedral,
Limerick. You are very welcome, whether you are visiting for the first time or for the 1000th
time! We share in worship which has been offered here for 850 years.
The Very Rev’d Niall J. Sloane,
Dean.
Devotional Prayers
Before a Celebration of the Holy Eucharist
Cleanse us, O Lord, and keep us undefiled, that we may be numbered among those blessed
ones, who, having washed their robes, and made them white in the Blood of the Lamb, stand
before your throne, and serve you day and night in Your Temple. Amen.
Father in heaven, you have made us for yourself; our hearts are restless until they rest in you.
Fulfill this longing through Jesus, the bread of life, so that we may witness to him who alone
satisfies the hungers of the human family. By the power of your Spirit lead us to the heavenly
table where we may feast on the vision of your glory forever and ever. Amen.
After Celebration
O God, who in this wonderful Sacrament left us a memorial of your Passion: grant, we
implore you, that we may so venerate the sacred mysteries of your Body and Blood, as always
to be conscious of the fruit of your Redemption. You who live and reign forever and ever.
Amen.
2THE HOLY EUCHARIST
Order of Service
MUSIC
INTRODUCTION & WELCOME
COLLECT FOR PURITY
Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no
secrets are hidden; Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your
Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy name;
through Christ our Lord. Amen.
PENITENCE
Hear what our Lord Jesus Christ says You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and
with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the
second is like it. You shall love your neighbour as yourself. On these two commandments
depend all the law and the prophets.
Lord, have mercy on us, and write these your laws in our hearts.
The Confession is introduced with appropriate words, such as:
God so loved the world that he gave his only Son Jesus Christ, to save us from our sins, to
intercede for us in heaven, and to bring us to eternal life. Let us then confess our sins in
penitence and faith, firmly resolved to keep God's commandments and to live in love and peace:
Silence
Almighty God, our heavenly Father, we have sinned in thought and word and deed,
and in what we have left undone. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the
sake of your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us, that we may walk in
newness of life to the glory of your name. Amen.
The celebrant pronounces the Absolution
Almighty God, who forgives all who truly repent, have mercy on you, pardon and deliver you
from all your sins, confirm and strengthen you in all goodness, and keep you in eternal life,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
GLORIA IN EXCELSIS
Glory to God in the highest, and peace to God's people on earth. Lord God,
heavenly King, almighty God and Father, we worship you, we give you thanks, we
praise you for your glory. Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God,
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us; you are seated
at the right hand of the Father, receive our prayer. For you alone are the Holy
One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the
Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
3THE COLLECT OF THE DAY Said by the Celebrant
God our redeemer, you have delivered us from the power of darkness and brought us into the
kingdom of your Son: Grant, that as by his death he has recalled us to life, so by his continual
presence in us he may raise us to eternal joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
PROCLAIMING AND RECEIVING THE WORD
THE FIRST READING Please sit
Acts 17: 22-31
Then Paul stood in front of the Areopagus and said, ‘Athenians, I see how extremely religious
you are in every way. For as I went through the city and looked carefully at the objects of your
worship, I found among them an altar with the inscription, “To an unknown god.” What
therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you. The God who made the world and
everything in it, he who is Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in shrines made by human
hands, nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to
all mortals life and breath and all things. From one ancestor he made all nations to inhabit the
whole earth, and he allotted the times of their existence and the boundaries of the places where
they would live, so that they would search for God and perhaps grope for him and find him—
though indeed he is not far from each one of us. For “In him we live and move and have our
being”; as even some of your own poets have said, “For we too are his offspring.” Since we are
God’s offspring, we ought not to think that the deity is like gold, or silver, or stone, an image
formed by the art and imagination of mortals. While God has overlooked the times of human
ignorance, now he commands all people everywhere to repent, because he has fixed a day on
which he will have the world judged in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed, and of
this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.’
THE PSALM
Psalm 66: 7-18
Bless our God, O you peoples; ♦︎ make the voice of his praise to be heard,
Who holds our souls in life ♦︎ and suffers not our feet to slip.
For you, O God, have proved us; ♦︎ you have tried us as silver is tried.
You brought us into the snare; ♦︎ you laid heavy burdens upon our backs.
You let enemies ride over our heads; we went through fire and water; ♦︎ but you brought us out
into a place of liberty.
I will come into your house with burnt offerings and will pay you my vows, ♦︎ which my lips
uttered and my mouth promised when I was in trouble.
I will offer you fat burnt sacrifices with the smoke of rams; ♦︎ I will sacrifice oxen and goats.
Come and listen, all you who fear God, ♦︎ and I will tell you what he has done for my soul.
I called out to him with my mouth ♦︎ and his praise was on my tongue.
If I had nursed evil in my heart, ♦︎ the Lord would not have heard me,
But in truth God has heard me; ♦︎ he has heeded the voice of my prayer.
Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer, ♦︎ nor withheld his loving mercy from me.
4THE EPISTLE
1 Peter 3:13-22
Now who will harm you if you are eager to do what is good? But even if you do suffer for doing
what is right, you are blessed. Do not fear what they fear, and do not be intimidated, but in your
hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be ready to make your defence to anyone who demands
from you an account of the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and reverence. Keep
your conscience clear, so that, when you are maligned, those who abuse you for your good
conduct in Christ may be put to shame. For it is better to suffer for doing good, if suffering
should be God’s will, than to suffer for doing evil. For Christ also suffered for sins once for all,
the righteous for the unrighteous, in order to bring you to God. He was put to death in the
flesh, but made alive in the spirit, in which also he went and made a proclamation to the spirits
in prison, who in former times did not obey, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah,
during the building of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight people, were saved through water.
And baptism, which this prefigured, now saves you—not as a removal of dirt from the body, but
as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who has
gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers made
subject to him.
At the end the reader may say
This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
THE GRADUAL Please stand
MUSIC: Petit Prelude - Joseph Jongen
THE GOSPEL Please turn to face the reader
Hear the Gospel of our Saviour Christ, according to St John chapter 14 beginning at verse 15
Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
‘If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you
another Advocate, to be with you for ever. This is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot
receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, because he abides with you,
and he will be in you. ‘I will not leave you orphaned; I am coming to you. In a little while the
world will no longer see me, but you will see me; because I live, you also will live. On that day
you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. They who have my
commandments and keep them are those who love me; and those who love me will be loved by
my Father, and I will love them and reveal myself to them.’
At the end the reader may say
This is the Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
THE SERMON: THE DEAN Please sit
5THE NICENE CREED Please stand
We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all
that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the
Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not
made, of one Being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and
for our salvation he came down from heaven, was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the
Virgin Mary, and was made man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with
the Scriptures he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will
have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the
Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic
Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the
resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE Please kneel or sit
The Response to ‘Lord in your mercy’ is ‘hear our prayer’
THE LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will
be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us
our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into
temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the
glory for ever and ever. Amen.
THE PRAYER OF HUMBLE ACCESS
We do not presume to come to this your table, merciful Lord, trusting in our own
righteousness but in your manifold and great mercies. We are not worthy so much
as to gather up the crumbs under your table. But you are the same Lord, whose
nature is always to have mercy. Grant us, therefore, gracious Lord, so to eat the
flesh of your dear Son Jesus Christ, and to drink his blood, that our sinful bodies may
be made clean by his body, and our souls washed through his most precious blood,
and that we may evermore dwell in him and he in us. Amen.
THE PEACE Please stand
The risen Christ came and stood among his disciples and said, Peace be with you. Then were
they glad when they saw the Lord. The peace of the Lord be always with you
and also with you.
6CELEBRATING AT THE LORD'S TABLE [12]
THE OFFERTORY HYMN 52
1 3
Christ, whose glory fills the skies, Visit, then, this soul of mine;
Christ, the true, the only Light, pierce the gloom of sin and grief;
Sun of Righteousness, arise, fill me, Radiancy divine;
triumph o'er the shades of night; scatter all my unbelief;
Dayspring from on high, be near; more and more thyself display,
Daystar, in my heart appear. shining to the perfect day.
Words: Charles Wesley, 1707 – 88
THE TAKING OF THE BREAD AND WINE
Christ our passover has been sacrificed for us
therefore let us celebrate the feast
THE GREAT THANKSGIVING
The Lord is here. His Spirit is with us.
Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give our thanks and praise.
Father, almighty and everliving God, at all times and in all places it is right to give you thanks and
praise: Above all we praise you for the glorious resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord,
the true paschal lamb who was sacrificed for us; by dying he destroyed our death; by rising he
restored our life: And so with all your people, with angels and archangels, and with all the
company of heaven, we proclaim your great and glorious name, for ever praising you and saying:
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the
highest!
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest!
Blessed are you, Father, the creator and sustainer of all things; you made us in your own image,
male and female you created us; even when we turned away from you, you never ceased to care
for us, but in your love and mercy you freed us from the slavery of sin, giving your only begotten
Son to become man and suffer death on the cross to redeem us; he made there the one
complete and all-sufficient sacrifice for the sins of the whole world: he instituted, and in his holy
Gospel commanded us to continue, a perpetual memory of his precious death until he comes
again: On the night that he was betrayed he took bread; and when he had given thanks to you,
he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, Take, eat, this is my body which is given for you.
Do this in remembrance of me. In the same way, after supper he took the cup; and when he
had given thanks to you, he gave it to them, saying, Drink this, all of you, for this is my blood of
the new covenant which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this, as
often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.
Therefore, Father, with this bread and this cup we do as Christ your Son commanded:
7we remember his passion and death,
we celebrate his resurrection and ascension,
and we look for the coming of his kingdom.
Accept through him, our great high priest, this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving; and as we
eat and drink these holy gifts, grant by the power of the life-giving Spirit that we may be made
one in your holy Church and partakers of the body and blood of your Son, that he may dwell in
us and we in him: Through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, by whom, and with whom, and in
whom, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all honour and glory are yours, Almighty Father, for ever and ever. Amen.
THE BREAKING OF THE BREAD
The bread which we break is a sharing in the body of Christ
We being many are one body, for we all share in the one bread.
Jesus Christ is the Lamb of God, who has taken away the sins of the world. Happy are those
who are called to his supper.
Lord, I am not worthy to receive you, but only say the word and I shall be healed.
THE COMMUNION
MUSIC
THE GREAT SILENCE
GOING OUT AS GOD’S PEOPLE
POST COMMUNION PRAYER
God our Father, whose Son Jesus Christ gives the water of eternal life: May we also thirst for
you, the spring of life and source of goodness, through him who is alive and reigns with you and
the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
followed by
Almighty God, we thank you for feeding us with the spiritual food of the body and
blood of your Son Jesus Christ. Through him we offer you our souls and bodies to be
a living sacrifice. Send us out in the power of your Spirit to live and work to your
praise and glory. Amen.
8HYMN OF THANKSGIVING 458
Engelberg
1 2
When in our music God is glorified, Let every instrument be tuned for praise!
And adoration leaves no room for pride, Let all rejoice who have a voice to raise!
It is as though the whole creation cried: And may God give us faith to sing always:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Words: F. Pratt Green, 1903-2000
THE BLESSING
God the Father, by whose glory Christ was raised from the dead, raise you up to walk with him
in the newness of his risen life: and the blessing of God almighty, the Father, the Son and the
Holy Spirit, be with you and remain with you always. Amen.
DISMISSAL
Go in the peace of the Risen Christ. Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thanks be to God. Alleluia! Alleluia!
MUSIC: Postlude after 'Nisi Dominus' - G.F. Handel arr. David Adams
The New Revised Standard Version (Anglicized Edition), copyright 1989, 1995 by the Division of Christian Education
of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America
Material in this service is reproduced from The Book of Common Prayer under licence, copyright © RCB 2004
CCLI Licence number 500384
9THIS WEEKS NOTICES
Until further notice all parish activities and acts of public worship have been suspended.
If you need to contact a member of the clergy, please find details below.
Havergal and Roxboro Schools' Charity & Leamy Board of Education: These funds
which help with education grants are now open for applications. For more information please
contact the Dean.
Bishops’ Appeal Sunday – 17th May 2020: The Bishop writes, "Night after night our TV
screens tell of one disaster after another, and our hearts go out to the victims and the suffering.
But how do we respond? What’s the best way? Emergency relief or long-term aid to prevent
further disasters? Bishops’ Appeal can help by receiving donations from across the Church of
Ireland and then channelling funds direct to whatever agency is on the ground in a disaster, and
supporting long-term sustainable projects to bring meaningful change. A donation to Bishops’
Appeal is the most effective way to respond to tragedy and need in the developing world." For
those in the envelope scheme, a donation envelope is included in your box. Alternatively, you
may wish to place something aside that can be included in the collection when church services
resume. Thank you.
Church closures: Due to ongoing restrictions, it is with regret that all our church buildings
are fully closed to the public.
Children’s Resources: Please see www.ireland.anglican.org/parish-resources/607/covid19-
resources-for-family-activities#section-607 for a selection of resources for the junior members
of our parish.
Livestreaming: In the last week and in collaboration with Church Services TV a camera has
been installed in the Cathedral to livestream services. We are grateful to the Church of Ireland
Priorities Fund who have made this possible. The Dean has been given a special letter
permitting him to travel to/from the Cathedral to conduct services which may be viewed live at
www.churchservices.tv/limerickstmarys
Sunday services will be on air at 10.30am.
This facility is NOW ABLE to record services so there will be an opportunity to view the
service afterwards. The Facebook page will not be streaming the service but will provide a link
to the Church Services TV website. Please do join us!
Help! Limerick has come together like never before to help those most in need during the
Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic. As you will be aware, members of sporting clubs, community
groups, various agencies and organisations and individuals are volunteering to support the
elderly and vulnerable at this time.
To contact the Response team Freephone 1800 832 005 or email covidsupport@limerick.ie
To register to become a volunteer please email volunteer@limerick.ie
www.limerick.ie/council/services/community-and-leisure/age-friendly-limerick/limerick-covid-19-
community-response
10Finance and giving: The parish treasurers and envelope recorders have received a number of
donations from parishioners which is very much appreciated. Despite the on-going situation,
the ministry and mission of the parish continues, and we are grateful to all those who support
this. THANK YOU!
If you have any questions with respect to the Christian Stewardship / Free Will Offering
‘Envelope’ scheme, please contact Lindsay Boyle (087 7867134), Saint Mary’s Cathedral or
Trevor Lyttle (0879191314), Saint Michael’s. For general enquiries about giving please contact
the Treasurer of the appropriate church Terry Cusack (Saint Mary’s), Daire McNamara (Saint
Michael’s) or Bertie Swanton (Abington).
Anxious? This is an anxious and unsettling time for everybody. If you are concerned about
your mental health, may I direct you to the following resource -
https://www2.hse.ie/wellbeing/mental-health/minding-your-mental-health-during-the-coronavirus-
outbreak.html
Mobile contacts: As a means of communication (in particular) for those with no internet
access, we are looking at ways of communicating via text message. If you would like to
subscribe to this facility, please text ‘Subscribe’ with your full name to 0873524046.
Remembrance Book: Please remember those whose anniversaries occur at this time among
them: Frances Sparling, Joan Clancy John Ruddock, Joe O'Conner, Madeleine Brislane, Veich
Maiden, James Bond, Ben Carroll, Det Garda Nicholas Dennihen, and Drummer Lee Rigby.
Cycle of Prayer: Church of Ireland: The Diocese of Connor and Bishop elect George Davison.
Anglican Cycle of Prayer: The Anglican Church of Korea and Most Revd Moses Nagjun Yoo,
Primate of Korea and Bishop of Daejeon. Diocese: The Aughrim & Creagh Unions of parishes,
Rev John Godfrey, and the congregations St Catherine’s Ahascragh, Holy Trinity Aughrim, St
John the Evangelist Ballinasloe, Kilconell Woodlawn, and Ardrahan church.
Prayers for the Sick: Your prayers are asked for the sick in our community, especially Pamela
St George, Andrew Prior, Baby Kyle, Kate O Donnell, Canon Marie Rowley-Brooke, Leslie
Cowpar, John Copley, Margaret Dann, John Keating, Sabina Moore, Vera Irwin, Laura Curtis,
Sarah Gess, William Battle, Mac A, Amy Mulcahy, Rita, Rose McNamara, Doris Moorehead,
Margaret Gallogly, Gerard, Lynn Latchford, Rosemary, Sonya Martin, Anne Greenaway, Maureen
Botha, Geraldine Mangan, John, Joe O' Dwyer, Jenny, Dean Sandra Pragnell, Ruth Watt, Harold
Armstrong, Pauline Parsons, Barbara McCoole, Kayt Ischner-Shier, David McClure, Adrian
O'Connell, Lorraine McCarthy, Florrie Gill, Pat Mulcahy, John Nix, Michael Devereux, Archie
Brown, Mark Walsh, Terry Cusack, Eamo Lynch, Birdie Skehan, Alice O’Connell, Anne Hayes
and Martha Creamer.
NOTE ABOUT PRAYER LIST: The prayer list will be cleared on the 31st May 2020, if you wish to place
a name (or retain a name) on the list, please email your prayer request to
limerickcityparishnews@gmail.com. Under GDPR regulations please ensure you have the consent of the
named person(s) before submitting a name.
For confidentiality reasons the clergy would appreciate NOT being asked on the status of people. Whilst
we appreciate people are showing care and concern, it can compromise the relationship between pastor
and parishioner. Thank you.
11Prayers about the Coronavirus outbreak
Keep us, good Lord, under the shadow of your mercy in this time of uncertainty and distress.
Sustain and support the anxious and fearful, and lift up all who are brought low; that we may
rejoice in your comfort knowing that nothing can separate us from your love in Christ Jesus our
Lord. Amen.
Loving Father, we entrust to you the sick, the quarantined, and their families. Bring them healing
in body, mind and spirit. Comfort the bereaved and anxious. Sustain and protect frontline
medical staff, carers and essential workers. Further the efforts of those seeking to contain the
spread of the virus. Give wisdom to those in authority making decisions in response to the
epidemic. And guide us all to protect ourselves and our communities. In Jesus’ name we pray.
Amen
CONTACT DETAILS
• The Very Rev’d Niall Sloane (Dean): The Deanery, 7 Kilbane, Castletroy
Email: dean@limerick.anglican.org ; Tel: 061-338697. Day off: Friday
• The Rev’d Edna Wakely: The Curatage, 50 Ballinvoher, Fr Russell Road, Limerick
Email: curate@limerick.anglican.org ; Tel: 061-302038. Day off: Friday
• Clergy Emergency Number: Tel: 087-3524046. (Strictly Emergency Calls Only).
• The Parish Office: Saint Mary’s Cathedral, Bridge Street, Limerick, V94 E068.
Email: cathedral@limerick.anglican.org ; Tel: 061-310293.
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